Celebrating Kindred Spirits and Strange Bedfellows
Curated by Catherine J. Morris

GALLERY I, II & III

March 28 - April 21, 2012

As A.I.R. Gallery celebrates four decades of supporting women artists, Morris continues by stating, “It is clear that the glue that holds this group together is a commitment to A.I.R. Gallery – and, by extension, a dedication to the social, cultural, and political priorities that A.I.R. represents. The women who have contributed to, built, fostered and guided A.I.R. Gallery for forty years do not constitute a movement or school with all that those art historical designations imply. Instead, what I see in them is a cohesive and vitally important social force with a unique commitment to a joint cultural and political mission.” The bedfellows become strange when one tries, unnecessarily, to fit a diverse group of artists into a framework that could not truly hold them. “A celebration is much more fitting,and is certainly in the spirit of an institution that for forty years has supported, sustained and advocated for women artists.”

Artists: Kate Ali, Judy Cooper, Leigh Craven, Phyllis Ewen, Melissa Furness, Terry Gips, Ann Ginsburgh Hofkin, Nicole Jacquard, Jan Johnson, Julia Kim Smith, K.A. Letts, Gladys Tietz Mercier, Haley Morris-Cafiero, Nancy Morrow, Esther Naor, Ardine Nelson, Meghan Quinn, Belle Shafir, Marie Sivak, Erin Wiersma

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